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The CNET.co.uk Podcast beta

Crave Today we're launching a beta version of the CNET.co.uk Podcast, giving you chance to hear our team discussing the latest and greatest in personal technology and consumer electronics. Join us as we report from Intel's launch of Viiv, gaze into our...

Tags: rss, itunes, podcast, feed

1 February 2006, 15:47

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta hands-on

Crave What follows is a full hands-on review of Opera Mobile 9.5 beta that takes into account the program's newly redesigned interface, features, performance enhancements, Opera Dragonfly, issues, and what to expect from future beta builds, of which...

Tags: opera, symbian, beta, browsing

17 July 2008, 10:10

BBC iPlayer: Auntie launches the public beta of its IPTV app

Crave On arriving in the office this morning, we were greeted with a pleasant surprise in our inbox: an invitation to join the BBC iPlayer open beta, which starts today. The first step involves accessing the password-protected beta area.

Tags: error, problems, beta, waiting

27 July 2007, 13:07

What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

Crave Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, beta 1What's new? But this is a beta release after all, and we can see this being a useful feature, even if similar functionality is already available by using add-ons in Firefox ('Digg This!

17 March 2008, 10:47

CNET.co.uk Podcast Beta 3: A Japanese giant

Crave The latest CNET.co.uk podcast takes a long hard look at Japanese business giant Sony, as Guy Cocker, Chris Stevens and our new mobile phone reviewer Andrew Lim, along with special guest star Rupert Goodwins of ZDNet.co.uk, explore some of the...

Tags: itunes, mobile phone, rss, link

27 February 2006, 15:13

CNET.co.uk Podcast Beta 2 -- This time it's mobile

Crave The latest CNET.co.uk podcast gets all mobile as Guy Cocker, Rory Reid and Chris Stevens, along with special guest star Rupert Goodwins of ZDNet.co.uk, take a look at some of the latest developments in consumer tech.

Tags: rss, itunes, podcast, rupert

17 February 2006, 7:48

Amazon launches DRM-free music store

Crave Amazon.com yesterday launched the public beta of its a la carte DRM-free music download store, Amazon MP3. An Amazon representative declined to comment on the company's international plans or how long the US beta trial is intended to last for.

Tags: albums, labels, beta, store

26 September 2007, 9:37

And out of the darkness there came: Adobe Lightroom

Crave Now Adobe has counterstruck and released the second beta of Adobe Lightroom. If you want to check out Adobe Lightroom for yourself, you can download the beta here. Apple wowed digital photographers earlier in the year with its lightbox software...

Tags: adobe, beta, raw, conversion

20 February 2006, 11:24

Crave Talk: Five things that are wrong with BBC iPlayer

Crave The BBC is always trying hard to make sure its content is available to as many people as possible on as many platforms, and we love Auntie for that.iPlayer, which we should point out is still in beta, goes far beyond the services from other...

Tags: limit, linux, beta, windows xp

31 July 2007, 12:42

Polar Rose: Photo tagging for the whole Web

Crave Currently in beta, and available for Firefox only, Polar Rose automatically finds photos of people on any Web page you're viewing, adding a drop-down menu next to every face. After signing up to Polar Rose's mailing list, you may be lucky enough to...

Tags: person, beta, firefox, rose

9 August 2007, 11:22

Crave enjoys Internet Explorer 7

Crave Crave has already been seduced by the charms of its main rivals, Firefox and Opera, but we were keen to try out the second public beta version of the forthcoming Internet Explorer 7. IE7 beta 2 is compatible with RSS feeds, and unlike other...

Tags: microsoft, browsers, feeds, beta

3 February 2006, 9:26

Yahoo Internet Calling: Early morning frustrations

Crave The idea behind the new beta version of Yahoo Messenger is that you talk to your friends across the internet, just like Skype. We were informed by Yahoo's Messenger Beta that there was either a problem with our firewall, or that they were busy...

Tags: yahoo, problem, messenger, beta

24 May 2005, 11:01

Tabula Rasa: A clean slate for MMOs?

Crave Crave checked out the game's closed beta last night and was seriously impressed. GameSpot has more detailed previews here, and you can sign up for the beta at the official site. In an effort to break the stranglehold that World of Warcraft -- 9...

Tags: multiplayer, title, beta, character

26 July 2007, 11:56

Be the first to try the CNET.co.uk Forums

Crave If you're a registered member of CNET.co.uk and would like to get a sneak preview of the new section, please join our beta test group. In return for reporting any problems you encounter, beta testers will get early access to the Forums and the warm...

Tags: crave, section, beta, forums

14 September 2007, 11:06

Qtrax: Free and legal file-sharing? Maybe not

Crave In essence, if you download Qtrax, you will get a beta application, hijacked by beta advertising modules, and offering zero free content. Last weekend, a company called Qtrax made a big splash by announcing "the world's first free and legal peer-to...

Tags: digital music, advertising, peer, songbird

30 January 2008, 14:00